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| 8-20-09 |
US Industry Today: Unintended Consequences |
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4-09-09 |
NBC 25: Investigates Suspicious Product Removal at Family Dollar |
| 4-16-09 |
Wall Street Journal: Congress Should Take Risk-Based Approach To Lead-Content Law |
| 4-15-09 |
Chicago Tribune: Issues of Safety |
| 4-14-09 |
WKOWTV.com: Children's Museum Fundraiser to take a hit |
| 4-03-09 |
JOC.com: Manufacturers Urge Change in Product Safety Law |
| 4-02-09 |
BNA: Product Safety- Businesses, Republican Lawmakers, Others Call For Amendments to Product Safety Law |
| 4-02-09 |
Women�s Wear Daily: Businesses Seek Change to Product Safety Act |
4-08-09 |
National Fox News Channel: Glenn Beck & Malcolm Smith Interview on Lead Limits |
| 4-01-09 |
Radanovich Red State Blog: Rally to Change (yay, change!) the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act
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03-04-09 |
CBS 11 News: Feds Call For Lead Testing of All Children's Books |
| 3-29-09 |
Story of My Life.com: Answering a Call to Action
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| 3-27-09 |
BNA: CPSIA
Pressure Mounts for Congress to Amend Law; Durbin Criticizes Agency Head Nancy Nord
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2-20-09 |
WBFF Fox 45: Cover Story New laws designed to make toys safer for children are proving to be confusing |
| 3-25-09 |
BNA: Manufacturers Call for Hearings in Congress To CPSIA Deadline, Implementation Problems |
2-20-09 |
CNN Money.com: Toy tests hike prices |
| 3-05-09 |
WSJ.com: Makers are pushing back on toxic-toy laws |
2-11-09 |
WCVB Channel 5: Retailers race to comply with tainted toy law |
| 3-01-09 |
Ed Dealer Magazine: Taking Safety Too Far |
2-11-09 |
ABC Channel 40: Local Retailers Struggle with New Child Product Safety Laws |
| 2-21-09 |
EasyFunSchool.com: Dr. Seuss meets the CPSIA |
| 2-20-09 |
Live Journal: Nebraska library quarantines books to comply with CPSIA |
| 2-11-09 |
The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc: CPSIA Effects Will Be Long-Lasting, Result In Job Loss, Bankruptcy, Manufacturers Say |
2-3-09 |
WCBS Channel 2: NYC protesters: Lead regulations will kill jobs |
| 2-09-09 |
BurlingtonFreePress.com: Lead law causes confusion |
| 2-07-09 |
The Columbus Dispatch.com: Recalls spur old-fashioned toy carving |
1-14-09 |
WBALTV .com: Lead Law to Affect Businesses |
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| 2-07-09 |
Dispatch.com: Recalls spur old-fashioned toy carving |
| 2-07-09 |
OregonLive.com: Lead safety up in the air |
| 2-06-09 |
ShopFloor.org: CPSIA Update: National Bankruptcy Day Approaches |
1-14-09 |
WBALTV .com: New Child Lead Law to Affect Businesses |
| 2-06-09 |
WSJ.com: Toys for Congress - New lead rules hit next Tuesday. Whammo. |
1-14-09 |
WBALTV .com: Raw: Vallese Talks About New Law |
| 2-06-09 |
PressReleasePoint.com: The Handmade Toy Alliance Endorses the CPSIA Regulatory Relief Bill |
1-10-09 |
KHNL .com: New lead law on kid's items threatens to close local doll shop |
| 2-06-09 |
KHNL.com: Doll shop closes despite temporary hold on the anti-lead law |
1-7-09 |
MyFoxChicago .com: New Federal Lead Law Could Put Children’s Clothing Stores Under |
| 2-05-09 |
MichelleWatersOnline.com: Will the CPSIA Affect Your Business? |
12-16-08 |
WSMV.com: Alliance Wants Congress To Change New Toymaker Law |
| 2-05-09 |
LATimes.com: Clothing and toy makers make new push to delay lead rules |
12-16-08 |
CBS3Springfield.com: Toy Safety Legislation Hurting Local Toymakers - Miranda Grossman |
| 2-05-09 |
USAToday.com: Lawmaker's want CPSC's chief to step down |
12-16-08 |
CBS3Springfield.com: Toy Safety Legislation Hurting Local Toymakers - Miranda Grossman |
| 2-4-09 |
NYTimes.com: Confusion Over Anti-Lead Law; CPSC Chief Blamed |
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| 2-4-09 |
WSJ.com: Lawmakers Ask Obama to Dump CPSC's Acting Chairman - Melanie Trottman |
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| 2-4-09 |
CNNMoney.com: New toy safety rules lead to confusion - Parija B. Kavilanz |
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| 2-4-09 |
The Phoenix.com: Congress's War on Toys |
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| 2-3-09 |
WCBS Channel 2: NYC protesters: Lead regulations will kill jobs |
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| 2-3-09 |
AM New York : NYC protesters: Lead regulations will kill jobs |
12-23-08 |
Fox44.net: New Regulations Trouble Local Toymakers - Michael Henrich |
| 1-31-09 |
LATimes.com: Children's product sellers get 1-year reprieve on lead testing |
12-23-08 |
MyFoxDFW.com-Video: Small Toy Makers May Get Pinched by New Law |
| 1-30-09 |
CNN.com: Libraries in suspense over lead regulations |
12-22-08 |
PublicBroadcasting.net-Audio: Consumer Safety Law Worries Toy Makers and Retailers - Tina Antolini |
| 1-27-09 |
Forbes.com: Scrap the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act--III |
12-17-08 |
MyFoxChicago.com-Video: An Easy Way to Check Unsafe Toys for Lead |
| 1-26-09 |
Bureau of National Affairs: New Law Provides Road Map for CPSC in 2009, but Funding, Other Detours Loom |
| 1-26-09 |
HealthyNewsDigest.com: Good Intentions Gone Awry: The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 |
| 1-22-09 |
Bloomberg.com: Mattel, Wal-Mart Test Toys as Small Firms Struggle |
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| 1-21-09 |
WSJ.com: New Lead Law May Have Toxic Consequences for Jobs |
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| 1-16-09 |
Forbes.com: Scrap The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act - Walter Olson |
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| 1-15-09 |
CSMonitor.com: Uncle Sam vs. your favorite toys - The Consumer Product Safety Information Act will crush the life out of children's products. - Rob Wilson |
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07-25-09 |
ShopFloor.org: CPSIA Update: Risk, Labels, Politics, Economic Harm |
| 12-16-08 |
Mothering.com: Examples of the widespread concern related to CPSIA |
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| 1-15-09 |
Forbes.com: Retail's Dagger In The Heart - Robert Bovarnick |
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YouTube.com |
| 1-14-09 |
WSJ.com: Pelosi's Toy Story |
5-12-09 |
YouTube.com: Presentation of Rick Woldenberg at CPSC Tracking Labels Panel Part 1 |
| 5-12-09 |
YouTube.com: Presentation of Rick Woldenberg at CPSC Tracking Labels Panel Part 2 |
| 3-06-09 |
YouTube.com: Rick Woldenberg Address At NSSEA 2009-CPSIA Impact |
| 2-21-09 |
YouTube.com: Nancy Nord Address At Toy Fair 2009 |
| 1-8-09 |
YouTube.com: Vote to Amend CPSIA at Change org - ChallengeAndFun |
| 1-14-09 |
The New Entrepreneur.com: Using social tools to fight the CPSIA |
1-6-09 |
YouTube.com: CPSIA Will Kill Handmade Two - mamaslittlemonkeys |
| 1-12-09 |
PublishersWeekly.com: Safety Act Catches Publishers Off Guard- Karen Raugust |
1-2-09 |
LaTimes.com: New safety rules for children's clothes have stores in a fit - Alana Semuels |
| 1-12-09 |
CQWeekly.com: Some Toymakers Say Lead Rules Are Too Big a Burden - Shawn Zeller (.pdf) |
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12-30-08 |
YouTube.com-Video: CPSIA-Save Handmade Toys From the CPSIA- dollarmovies |
| 1-10-09 |
WorldNetDaily.com: Is Feb. 10 financial doomsday for thousands? - Chelsea Schilling |
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12-30-08 |
CPSIA-Natural Toy Consumers to absorb High Testing Costs ABC12- handcraftivist |
| 1-9-09 |
ThePhoenix.com: Congress bans kids from libraries? - Lissa Harris |
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12-29-08 |
CPSIA-Act to keep kids safe may harm businesses- charlottebellis |
| 1-9-09 |
USAToday : New rules on toys could spell doom - Lea Ann Overstreet and Clay Carey |
12-27-08 |
CPSIA-Tulsa Couple in Trouble - Looming CPSIA Testing casts Gloom on Holidays - handcraftivist |
| 12-26-08 |
CPSIA-Handmade Baby Booties Illegal?! Selecta Toys Gone - handcraftivist |
| 1-8-09 |
Denver CPSIA Forum : Close to 40 Colorado businesses met to discuss looming CPSIA regulations yesterday |
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12-23-08 |
CPSIA-All the Happy stolen from Fun Dough by Expensive Testing Fox4 Dallas - handcraftivist |
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| 1-8-09 |
Kvue.com: New law restricts re-sale of kid's products |
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12-22-08 |
CPSIA-Pop Toymaker Hammered by New Law Syracuse NY - handcraftivist |
| 12-23-08 |
LaTimes.com: For some toy makers, rules to protect kids may be toxic- Alana Semuels |
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| 12-17-08 |
7dvt.com: New Safety Law No Fun for VT's Artisan Toymakers - Ken Picard |
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12-18-08 |
One Senator's Thoughts on the CPSIA- dollarmovies |
| 12-15-08 |
BostonHerald.com: Small toy stores fear new U.S. regulations; Specialty producers at issue - Donna Goodison |
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12-17-08 |
HANDCRAFTER ALERT- Will CPSIA 2008 FORCE Wood TOYMAKER OUT OF BUSINESS? - handcraftivist |
| 12-14-08 |
Las Vegas Review Journal : The federal government is here to help you - Glen Cook |
12-17-08 |
CPSIA Will Kill the Handmade Industry- theluckypebble |
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12-15-08 |
CPSIA - Mr. Sun - ChallengeAndFun |
| 12-13-08 |
PatriotLedger: New law to put thousands out of work - Kiki Fluhr |
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12-13-08 |
CPSIA-Natural Toymakers Casualty of Lead-Laden Chinese Imports? - handcraftivist |
| 11-25-08 |
USAToday.com: Lawmakers push government to enforce chemical ban in toys - Liz Szabo |
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| 11-24-08 |
The Journal of Commerce: Retroactivity of product-safety law angers retailers - R.G. Edmonson |
| 11-21-08 |
WashingtonPost.com: Sen. Boxer Says CPSC Got It Wrong on Phthalates- Annys Shin |
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| 11-19-08 |
WashingtonPost.com: Nancy Nord- Not Going Anywhere, Thank You - Annys Shin |
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1-9-09 |
Lead in Toys Podcast - Mark Belling |
| 11-19-08 |
USAToday.com: Toys with phthalates can be sold after U.S. ban takes effect - Liz Szabo |
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| 11-19-08 |
WashingtonPost.com: Some Toys With Banned Plastics Will Stay on Market- Annys Shin |
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| 11-18-08 |
WSJ.com: Vendors Urge Relaxed Lead-Safety Rule - Melanie Trottman |
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| 11-13-08 |
WashingtonPost.com: Federal Safety Regulators Say Toys Safer than Ever - Annys Shin |
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| 11-10-08 |
DMNews.com: Toy Regulations affect direct retailers- Chantal Trodé (.pdf) |
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| 1-31-09 |
BoutiqueCafe.com: Breathe Easy...Then Call Your Representatives |
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| 1-31-09 |
Small-Things-Considered.com: CPSIA Stay!: Its Just the Epidural, Folks |
| 1-31-09 |
Overlawyered.com: CPSIA Stay II |
| 1-21-09 |
WSJ.com Letters to the Editor: New Lead Law May Have Toxic Consequences for Jobs |
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| 1-12-09 |
ShalomsCottageHome.com: CPSIA - Comments & Observations (.pdf) |
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| 1-8-09 |
Bookshopblog.com: Book burning on Feb. 10th 2009 due to CPSIA - Nora O'Neill |
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| 12-17-08 |
Culture11.com: The Elmo Who Store Christmas - Mark Thompson |
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| 12-17-08 |
Donklephant.com: When Good Intentions Go Wrong - Mark Thompson |
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| 12-10-08 |
BoingBoing.com: Consumer safety rules could drive crafters out of business - Cory Doctorow |
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| 12-10-08 |
Mothering.com: Toy Safety Legislation: Good Intentions Lead to Catastrophic Results for the Natural Toy Industry |
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| 12-10-08 |
TheSmartMama.com: The CPSIA: Good in Theory, Hurting Small, Favorite Green Businesses in Practice |
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| 12-10-08 |
DaddyTypes.com: Is CPSC's New Lead Regulation Going To Wipe Out The Baby Non-Industrial Complex Next February? |
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| 10-31-08 |
ToxicTortLitigationBlog.com: CPSC's New Database: An Opportunity for Abuse?- William A. Ruskin |
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